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Box

CHINESE
Box
 (18th century)

Medium
silver alloy, agate

Measurements
2.2 × 5.5 × 4.4 cm (closed) 6.0 × 5.5 × 4.4 cm (open)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John H. Connell, 1914

Reproduction requests

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
China

Inscription
stamped in base (in Chinese characters) c.:

Accession Number
1661-D3

Department
Asian Art

Physical description
Old, with moss agate top.

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